Transportation is now the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the ACT by a country mile.

Recently, we learned that the ACT is now expected to miss its 2025 emissions reduction target .

Transportation clearly needs to be front and centre in any ACT effort to continue to meet its five-yearly targets. There are many levers available including improving public transport services, building active travel infrastructure, and cleaning up the car fleet. We clearly need all of the above.

The ACT is unique in Australia for having a motor vehicle duty scheme since 2008 that bases stamp duty rates on tailpipe emissions and sale price to encourage the purchase of low emissions vehicles.

Vehicles are classified using six categories ranging from "AAA" for zero emissions vehicles to categor

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